Interviewing a Lead Writer & Designer of the Skyrim Boardgame on Lore & Story
218A few days ago I conducted a long interview with Juan Echinique, a lead Writer and Designer of the upcoming Skyrim Board game on the story and lore in the boardgame (Of which there is a LOT as there is a whole story campaign taking place 25 years before Skyrim).
We talked about stuff like their relationship and cooperation with Bethesda Game Studios on the story, characters we can find in the board game from Skyrim 25 years in the past, their incorporation of the Markarth Incident, Antagonists, the appearance of the previous High King (before Torygg) and much much more in terms of lore.
I hope you guys enjoy it, this was awesome to conduct
The first look playthrough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffnt_UEk34g
Where you can check out the game: https://gamefound.com/projects/modiphius/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-the-board-game#/
Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
1:05 On the Purpose of the boardgame & it's story.
1:52 On the Thalmor & Talos and their purpose in the story, and whether the Thalmor hunt Talos worshippers yet at that point.
3:37 On characters from TES V: Skyrim making cameos in the boardgame.
4:52 On the Markarth Incident, the Dragonborn's choices and "Schrödinger's Narrative"
9:00 On an original character who's background is determined by the player's choices.
10:26 On Ulfric's Father appearing, Ulfric's imprisonment and Ulfric's role in the game.
13:10 On making the destinction between the video game version and the lore version of the Elder Scrolls universe.
18:09 On whether the Dragonborn plays a role in the narrative of the second campaign of the board game.
19:54 On whether we will see Esbern and Delphine in their prime during the first campaign.
21:21 On the appearance of High King Istlod, father of High King Torygg
22:41 On whether we will see a young and sane Septimus Signus
23:36 On the Death of High King Torygg, his duel with Ulfric, and it's feature in the boardgame.
24:13 On why it is important not to conflict or retcon Skyrim's original stories, narratives and characters.
25:18 On the involvement of Bethesda Game Studios and it's writers.
26:57 On ideas that Bethesda rejected for the boardgame and it's strict rules for naming characters.
28:42 On the possibility and desire of incorporating other provinces and realms during the fourth era into the game.
30:46 On things made possible by the boardgame format which could not be done in the video game.
32:43 On whether the boardgame is fun as a solo experience.
34:44 On the scale of the unique antagonists players will face during the campaigns of the game.
35:51 On the connections and references the game makes to stories in Skyrim, and story gaps it will fill.
36:22 How accessible the boardgame will be to non Hardcore Elder Scrolls (Lore) fans.
39:44 On the Thieves Guild leader 25 years before the events of Skyrim and the importance of Lore Accuracy.
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